Cisco WAE Standard Automation Package
The Cisco WAE Standard Automation Package provides essential automation capabilities for managing up to 499 devices over a 3-year term, streamlining network operations.
- Automated Network Management: Gain access to features that automate routine network tasks, reducing manual effort and potential errors.
- Enhanced Visibility: Coverage for tools that provide deeper insights into network performance and device status, enabling proactive issue resolution.
- Streamlined Operations: Protection against the operational overhead of manual configuration and troubleshooting, freeing up IT resources.
- Entitlement to Software Updates: Access to the latest software features and security patches throughout the 3-year term, ensuring your network remains current and secure.
Product Overview
Product Overview
This is a 3-year subscription license for the Cisco WAE Standard Automation Package, designed to manage and automate network operations for environments with 1 to 499 devices. It unlocks core automation features and provides essential visibility into your network infrastructure.
IT Managers and IT Professionals in SMB and mid-market companies utilize this package to simplify network management, reduce operational costs, and ensure their network infrastructure is running efficiently and securely within their existing data center or campus network.
- Core Automation Features: Enables automated device configuration, policy enforcement, and routine task execution.
- Network Visibility: Provides dashboards and reporting for monitoring network health, performance, and compliance.
- Scalable Management: Supports environments ranging from a few devices to nearly 500, offering flexibility as your network grows.
- Subscription-Based Licensing: Offers a predictable operational expense model with a fixed 3-year term.
- Cisco Ecosystem Integration: Designed to work within the broader Cisco networking environment.
This Cisco WAE Standard Automation Package is ideal for SMB and mid-market organizations seeking to enhance network efficiency and reduce manual workload without the complexity of enterprise-grade solutions.
What This Enables
Automate Device Configuration and Deployment
Enable teams to automate the initial configuration and ongoing updates of network devices. This reduces the time spent on repetitive tasks and ensures consistent policy application across your infrastructure.
on-premises data centers, campus networks, branch offices, hybrid cloud environments
Enhance Network Visibility and Monitoring
Streamline the process of monitoring network health and performance across multiple devices. This provides IT professionals with a consolidated view to proactively identify and address potential issues before they impact operations.
distributed enterprise networks, multi-site organizations, IT-managed facilities, business continuity planning
Improve Compliance and Policy Enforcement
Automate the enforcement of network security policies and compliance standards across your device fleet. This helps organizations maintain regulatory adherence and reduce the risk of configuration drift.
regulated industries, IT security posture management, audit preparation, secure network design
Key Features
Automated Configuration Management
Ensures consistent device settings and reduces manual configuration errors, leading to a more stable network.
Centralized Network Visibility
Provides a single pane of glass for monitoring network health and performance, enabling faster troubleshooting.
Policy Automation
Automates the deployment and enforcement of security and operational policies, improving compliance and reducing risk.
Subscription Licensing
Offers predictable costs and access to software updates over a 3-year term, aligning with operational budgeting.
Scalable Device Support
Manages up to 499 devices, providing a flexible solution for growing SMB and mid-market networks.
Industry Applications
Finance & Insurance
This sector requires stringent security and compliance, which automated policy enforcement and consistent configurations help to maintain. Proactive network management is critical for uptime.
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Reliable and secure network operations are paramount for patient care and data privacy. Automation helps ensure compliance with regulations like HIPAA and maintains system availability.
Manufacturing & Industrial
Industrial networks often require high availability and precise control. Automation can streamline the management of complex environments and ensure operational continuity.
Legal & Professional Services
These firms handle sensitive client data and rely on consistent IT performance. Automation helps maintain network stability and security, supporting critical business operations.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Cisco WAE Standard Automation Package?
It is a subscription license from Cisco that provides core software features for automating network management tasks for up to 499 devices over a 3-year term.
What kind of automation does this package enable?
It enables automation for device configuration, policy enforcement, and routine network operations, helping to reduce manual effort and improve consistency.
Who is the target audience for this license?
This package is designed for IT Managers and IT Professionals in SMB and mid-market companies who need to efficiently manage and automate their network infrastructure.
Deployment & Support
Deployment Complexity
Medium — IT-assisted
Fulfillment
Digital Delivery
License keys / portal provisioning
Support Model
Zent Networks Managed
Renewal, add-license, and lifecycle management included
Subscription Terms
Cancellation
Cancel anytime — no charge on next cycle
You may cancel this subscription at any time. Cancellation takes effect at the end of the current billing period. You will not be charged for the following billing cycle. Access remains active through the end of the paid term.
Returns
Subscription licenses are non-refundable
Digital software licenses and SaaS subscriptions cannot be returned once activated or provisioned. Contact a Zent Networks account manager if you have questions before purchasing.